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About Vadagaon Village

Vadagaon is a mid sized village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,556, made up of 752 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462 hectares hectares.

Vadagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Kagal
Area (hectares) 462 hectares
Population 1,556
Male Population 752
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadagaon compares

By the 2011 count Vadagaon is the 70th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 462 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Vadagaon

Vadagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vadagaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadagaon from other places

Vadagaon lies about 13 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Vadagaon
Nearest town Pachgaon 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kagal 9.1 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 13 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 14 km

Villages closest to Vadagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kagal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Vadagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadagaon village had a population of 1,556. That makes it the 70th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Vadagaon village has 752 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadagaon has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Vadagaon covers 462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadagaon falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vadagaon is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vadagaon.

Vadagaon is about 13 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadagaon is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 9.0 km away. Kagal is about 9.1 km away. Kolhapur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekondi (2.3 km), Vhannur (3.8 km) and Hanbarwadi (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Vadagaon today is likely to be higher.

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